Signs of Non-recognition: Colonized Linguistic Landscapes and Indigenous Peoples in Chersky, Northeastern Siberia

Sidorova, Lena; Ferguson, Jenanne; Vallikivi, Laur

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“…The adoption of 'western' (see section BThe ultimate drivers of Arctic change: Climate Change and Globalization^) cultural norms can both be a source of negative cultural impacts in the form of abandonment of cultural traditions and language, but also of increasing social opportunities and indeed cultural empowerment through the reassertion of indigenous cultures [18, p. 418]. However, local languages are seen as in danger of disappearing in the wake of cultural globalisation, and thus preserving minority languages and language diversity, especially for indigenous groups, is a crucial piece in the changing culture puzzle of the Arctic [192][193][194][195].…”

Section: Role Of Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

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Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Stephen

2018

Curr Clim Change Rep

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This review article makes six observations about the current body of research on the societal impacts of a changing Arctic. First, climate change and globalisation are the dominant drivers of societal impacts in the Arctic. Second, many contributions focus on the impacts in concrete sectors of society, often from an opportunities-and-risks perspective, which tends to blur the boundary to more policy-oriented work. Third, the mantra of the sustainable development of the Arctic or Arctic sustainability pervades considerations of Arctic societal impacts. Fourth, societal and environment change in the Arctic is increasingly analysed using the image of the Global Arctic, highlighting the inextricable linkages between Arctic and global processes and systems and thus the entangled fate of the North and the entire globe. Fifth, an increasing number of actors is seen as being involved in societal and environmental transformations in the Arctic, often conveyed through the (often ill-defined) stakeholder concept. Sixth, Arctic indigenous peoples are depicted as the group most vulnerable to the societal impacts of a changing Arctic, but are increasingly the subject of research in the form of rights-holders and active participants in governance, law, politics, and research. Challenges for future research include achieving greater clarity and reflexivity around key concepts, and de-essentialising the Arctic via the use of comparative methods on cases both within and beyond the Arctic.

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Section: Role Of Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

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Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Stephen

2018

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“…This research contributes to the indicating the city's saturation with Sakha people, stories, and their unique ethnic dominance over the space. For example, numerous murals painted on the sides of residential buildings, such as that reflected in Figure 3 Scholars use the term "Yakutization" to describe the phenomenon of linguistic assimilation, or the replacement of KMNS languages with Sakha language, of KMNS by the Sakha peoples (Balzer, 1995;Chevalier, 2017;Sidorova, Ferguson, & Vallikivi, 2017).…”

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“…'Yakutization' generally references linguistic assimilation of KMNS through their Sakha relations, as far more KMNS speak Sakha than their native languages because of this trend. Sidorova, Ferguson, & Vallikivi (2017) reiterate this point, explaining how during the Soviet era in Chersky (an eastern city in Sakha Republic (Yakutia)):…”

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“…During the Soviet era, the Sakha language managed to spread through the Republic to a certain extent, despite the predominance of Russification. Sidorova, Ferguson, and Vallikivi (2017) note that, …over the last 70 years there was also a period of significant 'Yakutization'. The Sakha language spread through the boarding school system set up for children of reindeer herders and hunters.…”

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“…In their analysis of the sociolinguistic landscape of Indigenous peoples in the community of Chersky, Sidorova, Ferguson, & Vallikivi (2017) This is also true for Yakutsk, as the linguistic landscape currently being cultivated provides substantial insight into the relationships between Sakha and northern Indigenous peoples, including the Eveny and Evenki.…”

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Federal laws in the Russian Federation set out restrictive criteria for Indigenous peoples to be recognized politically, socially, and culturally as Indigenous Small Numbered Peoples of the north (KMNS). These criteria emphasize "traditionality," a strategic tactic equating indigeneity with rural landscapes and thus discounting urban Indigenous individuals and communities as modern political and self-determining subjects. Stories from Indigenous women living in Yakutsk, the capital city of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) challenge these narratives by reconstituting the urban landscape from an Indigenous perspective. The challenges emanating from urban landscapes, and relationships integral to navigating these challenges, are examined in this thesis from a critical Indigenous feminist geographical framework, honouring and celebrating the numerous manifestations of urban indigeneity entangled throughout Yakutsk.

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Representation of Languages in the Linguistic Landscape of the City of Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha

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Samsonova²

2022

Sibirica

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This article aims to determine the way languages are represented in the linguistic landscape of the city of Yakutsk, in particular, the representation of Sakha and ethnic (minority) languages: Even, Evenki, Yukaghir, Chukchi, and Dolgan. To meet this aim, the following objectives were completed: a systematic compilation of texts from outdoor signs available on two main streets of Yakutsk; field research on the linguistic landscape of the city; formation of a linguistic corpus of urban texts; and a comprehensive analysis of the linguistic landscape. This analysis solves two research questions: 1) What languages are represented in the linguistic landscape of Yakutsk and what is their share? 2) What are some of the characteristics of bilingual/multilingual signs?

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Signs of Non-recognition: Colonized Linguistic Landscapes and Indigenous Peoples in Chersky, Northeastern Siberia

Cited by 4 publications

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Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Storying urban indigeneity in the Russian far east: Eveny and Evenki women navigating Yakutsk, Sakha Republic

Representation of Languages in the Linguistic Landscape of the City of Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha

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